Low ceilings and other impediments (was Re: raised computer floor( Kansas City))

--- THETechnoid(a)home.com wrote: I used to run a small machine room in the basement of my mother's typing business. It was where I ran my RT-11 consulting gig - it was so short down there that the only place to put a rack was in a spot that had once been an airduct, but was boarded over. I had to tip the empty rack into this space where the joist had been removed for a span of about three feet and boxed in. The top of the rack nested in the box of 2x8s with less than a handspan's clearance, side-to-side, but it fit. I didn't have to duck, but my housemate, who helped me paint the joists to keep the dust down, was tall enough that he stood with his head between the joists. The worst part of this place was that the cold air would spill down the back stairs in the winter. I had to work wrapped up in a blanket. At one point, it got so cold that the LA-180 was blowing internal fuses because the carriage lubricant was too viscous and the carriage motor was drawing too many amps. I'm sure it was below manufacturer's recommended operating temp. It was a nice little data cave until the hairdresser's shop next door plugged up the sewer line - the first thing to happen was the rain water backed up; then, after the plumber started messing around, the sewage backed up. I went from 6" of mostly fresh water to 2" of sludge. I didn't work much down there after that. -ethan __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/